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This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Count of the number of Classification Guides produced by Original Classification Authorities (OCAs) on behalf of the Secretary of Homeland Security within the Department per Executive Order 13526- Original Classification Authority. Please provide a count of classification guides in use by the Department for the years 2010 through 2015, inclusive, as available. Thank you!

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM, DVD-R, or BD-R if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Mr. Peck, This acknowledges receipt of your October 19, 2015, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). Your request was received on October 22, 2015 and has been assigned FOIA number 2016-CGFO-00176. We have queried the appropriate component of the USCG for responsive records. If any responsive records are located, they will be reviewed for determination of releasability. Please be assured that one of the processors in our office will respond to your request as expeditiously as possible. We appreciate your patience as we proceed with your request. You may check the status of your request by entering FOIA request number 2016-CGFO-00176 into the following site: http://www.dhs.gov/foia-status Request status is updated and refreshed on a nightly basis electronically. You may contact this office via telephone at 202-475-3522 or via email at EFOIA@uscg.mil if you have any further questions. (mailto:EFOIA@uscg.mil) Sincerely, U.S. Coast Guard FOIA/PA Office

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 2, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2016-HQFO-00048.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

Peck: Dear Mr. This letter pertains to your October 19, 2015 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)request to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). Your request was received in this office onOctober 22, 2015. Due to theincreasing number of FOIA requests received by this office, we encounteredsome delay in processing your request. We sincerely apologize for the delay and anyinconvenience it may have caused. However, we want to let you know that we have been making earnest anddiligent efforts to reduce the backlog of cases, and that your file isscheduled to be reviewed in the near future. Before webegin the time-consuming review process, we want to ensure that you are still interestedin continuing the processing of this request. Please indicate your continued interest in pursuing these recordswithin 30 days from the date of this email, or we will assume you are nolonger interested in this FOIArequest, and the case will be administratively closed. If you haveany questions regarding this matter, please refer to 2016-CGFO-00176 . We can be reached at 202-475-3522 orby email at EFOIA@uscg.mil. (mailto:EFOIA@uscg.mil) Sincerely, Office of Information Management CG-611/FOIA